Fuding Shou Mei White Tea Cake 2011

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79 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
White Tea
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Ingredients
White Tea
Flavors
Blueberry, Bread, Hay, Honey, Herbs, Medicinal, Peppercorn, Raisins, Fruity, Smooth, Thick, Cinnamon, Molasses
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Caffeine
Low
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Typical Preparation
Use 5 oz / 134 ml of water
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Use 8 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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7 Tasting Notes View all

“This tea has an intoxicating dry leaf smell of meadow hay and light honey. The wet leaf adds to that aroma some blueberry notes. I steeped it first for 3 minutes (250 g/3g/205 degrees), and...” Read full tasting note
“This tea smells and tastes distinctly of honey, and nothing else. There is no complexity or development to the flavor, and honestly I really thought the leaves looked young (as in the wer leaf did...” Read full tasting note
“Thanks again for the samples, Teavivre! I think I’ll have tried most of Teavivre’s teas now and it’s unbelievable that most of them are delicious. Teavivre loves what they do, you can tell in the...” Read full tasting note
“I really enjoyed the aged white tea that I sample from Nannuoshan a while back, so when I placed my Teavivre order for fresh greens I picked up samples of their 2011 and 2012 Shou Mei cakes. The...” Read full tasting note

Description

Original Place: Fuding (福鼎), Fujian, China

Tea Tree: Fuding Da Bai Hao speices

Appearance: loosely compressed, obvious big leaf with white pekoe.

Flavor: full, strong, has fresh and brisk aroma

Tea Leaf: glossy and soft after brewed, remained in complete shape.

Tea Liquid: bright and clean in yellowish orange color.

White tea is a non-fermented tea grown and harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian and Zhejiang province. As one of the six famous Chinese teas, this tea owns its name for its white appearance. As a result of the particular process without baking and rolling, white tea leaves are coated with tiny white pekoes.

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